Teakettle having a manually operated lid for the pouring opening



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TEAKETTLE HAVING A MANUALLY OPERATED LID FOR THE POURING OPENING FiledApril 9, 1948 a Sheets-Sheet s Invenfo zi' v I WaZZzam (/1. VVeZdenPatented Feb. 23, 1954 TEAKETTLE HAVING PEIt.-w ATED L ID FOR THEPOURINIG DE I ING WilljamAs Walden, Stamford; Gonm, assignor to Revere,Copper and, Brass; Incorporated, Borne, N.- ,,a,comorationtof Mainland:

Application Aprilil, 1948, SerialNo. 19,980

(Cl. 222M724 )1 4 Claims 1 invention relates to tealoettlesr invention,whichhas amongits objects the prowisien of a tea-kettle having improvedmeans controlling the pouring opening, willl be best understood from thefollowing description when read in the light ofthe accompanying drawingof a specific. embodiment of the invention selectedt.forillustrativepurposes; while-thescope of the invention will bemoreparticularly pointed out tzlnewaqapendedclaims;

Inthe drawings:

Fig; l: is-,a;side-eleva:tion.of ateakettleaccord to theinyention;

Fig 2, is; a plan. view. of: the. teakettle according: tQ-Figsli;

Fig; 3,:is1asection-o1r theline 3-3 of Fig. '2', on an; enlarged scale;

- Fig. 4 is. a sectionqon the: line rte-4a of Fig. 3;

Fig; 5, is-a side BIBVEtiOIh'Of' the U-shaped bracketmember-ofi Figs;and 4:;

Fi s. 6:. is: an enct view; of the: bracket member according to; Fig:5';

Eig; 7, isra plan orthelid of the spoutaccorde. ingtorEigs. i, 2 ands;

Fig. 8 is a side. elevation, of: the lid according R E g; 71;;

.Ffig;v 9,;is a; bottom; view' of; the lid} according to Fieafland 8s:

Fig; 10 isga plan of the operating; membertfor he lid; f; he nout; and.

Eis- 1-1% is asid elevation;of thezlidi operatin membenaccflrdintcz1i'ig. 1.0-.v

The: t aket lea illustrated: comprises-re container: having;theside-wallsq l ,.,bottom..walls3;,anddome shan dt nwallfi- Adja en oneides f he con tamer the t p: wa11-. -.-nrorid di with! a, spout; I:

which. max-he: mnloyed fi11ingthe; teakettle and. nou ins its; contents.I

Y Asiuustratedthe conta ner i nnoyisied: with. a handle hav abody 'portqn; 9;wh-ichlser vesas a:- han tgrin, At ne; nd th b dyrpcrti nia int-e.rall formed with. amend portion Ill, restin upon: the container top walland remove-101m secured theretqhy a, screw, [3,, This screw, as shown,is threaded into the shank portion l5 of a nut, the ad. f, which ut sshown as positioned at the under side of the container top wall and iswelded or otherwise suitably secured thereto, while; the shank extendsfrom: the head through a; perforation in the container top wall} into,an aligned perforation in thehandle-end member M.

At its. end opposite its end, member; H the handle isshownasprovidedwith an end member I9 resting upon the container'topwall, this end 2 jacent "the spout to form an upperepenmg ii. Receivedin this slot-is a- U-shaped lorackethava inga'web 2Trestinguponthecontainertopmalt F 5 and secured theretchyrivets 29 1A1: its opposite longitudinal edges this web carriesups'tanjd"-:- ingflanges 3']which fit the-side wallsofthe'slot" 21- of the handle. As shown, the-handle -end? member I9 is-removably secured to'the-U shaped bracketbyscrews 5:73 extending through aligned; perforations ti-and 31 formedin the handle and one of the flanges 31-, respectively, these; screwsbeing threaded into the shank portions: of=the headed nuts 41 ,whichshank portionsvex-l tend through aligned perforations: rand formed inthe handle and theother ofithe flanges; 3|, respectively.- Asillustrated, the spouta'l is provided: witlrm lid- 41, preferably formedof! lightweightimolded? plastic;- having a central opening "9t forescape of steam and the like. from the interioraoi; the: container.maycarry a thin walled metallim-member 51': formed with a centralopening 53 so that:then-lid will'constitutea whistle. As shown; the lid41: is integrally formed? a pair of spaced lateral projections 551mm;downwardly extending portions 55.1. Received be tween the pair ofdownwardly extendingmorti'onst are the upstandingears -59 formedi onthe: adjacent portions: or the flangesdl: of the, tale-shaped; bracket,the ears extending throughithe. opening; 25in the handle. Asshown;theprojecting 1301* tions 55; 51 of the lid, and the ears 59 of U-shapedbracket,. are formed withalignediperforations-lfirl (-Fia; 8)- andz633.(Fig. fiii' respectively,

through'which extends a pinifili formountin ertheg lidnupon thebracket-for swinging; about a. zonta-liaxis. I

, Receivediin the slot 21 1 of thethandle 5 ShQ n-l an; operating member6?! for the lid 41,. operating; member has. an; upwardly turned, nor-ttion 68;- whichzisreceived,between the-projections 55;; 55?ofthe-jlidva-nd; issecuredthereto for swingsv ing about: a horizontal;axis,- by; a; pin H, thapim extending! through a perforation 13. (Fig;no;

If desired; the lid at itsxmder sidea' As illustrated, the web 21 of theU-shaped bracket is struck up to form an upwardly projecting lug 83,while the body portion of the lid operating member 5! is struck up toform a downturned hook-like lug 85. Extending between these lugs isacompression spring 81, the lug 83 fitting into the lower end of thisspring and the lug 85 being bent for securing the opposite end of thespring to the operating member. This spring, as clearly illustrated inFig. 3, is arranged in oblique position so that it tends to force theoperating member toward the lid 41 to swing the lid about its pivotalaxis and thus hold the lid in closed position and urge it into thatposition when the operating member is retracted for opening the lid. Theoperating member is also nor mally held by the spring 81 in contact withthe downwardly facing surface 88 presented by the top of the slot 2| ofthe handle and contiguous undersurface of the handle body portion 9.This holds the finger grip in proper position to be engaged by thefinger of the hand which grasps the handle portion 9 and permits thefinger grip to swing downward about its pivotal connection to the lidwhen such finger retracts the operating member for opening the lid,resulting in the lid being opened without any binding action. Further,it causes the spring to so act on the operating member as to hold thelid securely closed, it

being observed that in the position of parts illustrated by Fig. 3 therearward portion of the operating member is in effect fulcrumed againstthe handle, while the spring tends to force it upward and to the leftabout such fulcrum so as to hold thelid closed. It will also be observedthat downwardexcess'movement of the lid operating member will beprevented by reason of the right hand screw 33' of Fig. 3 beingpositionedv below it in slightly spaced relation thereto. Preferably thecontact between the downwardly facing surface of the handle and theoperating member is at the point on the latter illustrated by Fig. 3,although satisfactory results may be secured if such contact occursanywhere along the operating member from its point of connection to thespring to its free end.

It will be understood that within the scope of the appended claims widedeviations may be made from the form of the invention described withoutdeparting from the spirit of the inven- 5.

tion.

1'. claim: I

' 1. A teekettle comprising a container having a'pouring opening, a lidfor. said opening operatively pivoted to said container for verticalsurface presented by said handle, and a spring acting on said operatingmember at a point longitudinally thereof between said upwardly facingsurface portion thereof and said lid for urging said memberlongitudinally toward said lid and to swing upwardly about itsconnection to said lid. so as normally to causesaid'upwardly facingsurface portion to bear against said downwardly facing surface and saidmember to be urged by the spring to slide over said downwardly facingsurface toward the lid and simultaneously to be urged by the spring toswing upwardly about said downwardly facing surface as a fulcrum; theconnection of said operating member to said lid being radially spacedfrom the axis of swinging of said lid and being operatively above saidaxis when said lid closes said open- 2. A teakettle comprising acontainer having a pouring opening, a lid for said opening operativelypivoted to said container for vertical swinging movement relative tosuch opening, a handle for the teakettle having a portion above thecontainer in spaced relation thereto, an operatively rigidlongitudinally reciprocable operating member for said lid connectedthereto for swinging movement in a vertical plane relative thereto, saidoperating member having a finger grip in the space between said handleportion and said container, an upwardly facing surface portion of saidoperating member spaced from said lid being adapted slidably andswingingly to removably bear against a downwardly facing surfacepresented by said handle, and a compression spring housed by said handleacting on said operating member at a point longitudinally thereofbetween said upwardly facing surface portion thereof and said lid forurging said member longitudinally toward said lid and to swing upwardlyabout its connection to said lid, so as normally to cause said upwardlyfacing surface portion to bear against said downwardly facing surfaceand said member to be urged by the spring to slide over said downwardlyfacing surface toward the lid and simultaneously to be urged by thespring to swing upwardly about said downwardly facing surface as afulcrum; the connection of said operating member to said lid beingradially spaced from the aXis of swinging of said lid and beingoperatively above said axis when said lid closes said opening.

3. A teakettle according to claim 1 in which the handle has a portionsecured to the container at one side of the pouring opening, whichportion houses the spring and has an opening through which the operatingmember extends to the lid.

4. A 'teakettle according to claim 1 in which the container carriesaU-shaped bracket having a web secured to said container and hasupstanding fianges at each of opposite sides of said web, the lid beingpivotally secured to said flanges, the handle having an end portionadjacent the pouring opening formed with a slot receiving said bracketand housing the spring, means securing said end portion of said handleto said flanges for securing that portion to the container, theoperating member for said lid extending through said slot and betweensaid flanges to said lid.

WILLIAM A. WELDEN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS GreatBritain Feb. 19, 1940

